Journal profile · Medicine-Gastroenterology
ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA
ISSN 1784-3227 · Universa Press, Wetteren, Belgium · BELGIUM · Quarterly · Founded 1933
ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA is published by Universa Press, Wetteren, Belgium and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Gastroenterology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences9.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences9.6%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering9.6%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine9.5%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine7%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine6.4%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.8%
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and TreatmentMedicine5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,959 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 62 | 20 | 34 |
| 2024 | 84 | 35 | 115 |
| 2023 | 63 | 58 | 255 |
| 2022 | 98 | 93 | 366 |
| 2021 | 116 | 99 | 902 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,500 / USD 1,000 / USD 3,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
Open access journal This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universa Press, Wetteren, Belgium
- Country or region
- BELGIUM
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1933
- ISSN
- 1784-3227
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA
What CAS zone is ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Gastroenterology & Hepatology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 20.
Which databases index ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA open access, and what is the APC?
ACTA GASTRO-ENTEROLOGICA BELGICA is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .